THE DECISION TO ELIMINATE THE TEAM IS OVERTURNED OR UPHELD. CHILDREN EXPECT CANDY OR GUM WHEN THEY GO TRICK-OR-TREATING BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTING A LETTER ABOUT THEIR WEIGHT. NOT AT ALL. AMANDA PEREZ SHOWS THE LETTER THAT A MOTHER IS HANDING OUT TO SEND A MESSAGE ABOUT CHILDHOOD OBESITY THAT'S CREATING A FIRESTORM WITH PARENTS. THE LETTER SAYS IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD AND SHE'S DISAPPOINTED IN HER OWN VILLAGE IN WEST FARGO. BUT IT'S THE NEXT LINE THAT REALLY MAKES SOME PARENTS BLOOD BOIL. THE LETTER SAYS "YOUR CHILD IS, IN MY OPINION, MODERATELY OBESE SHOULD NOT BE CONSUMING SUGAR AND TREATS." THE WOMAN SENT THE LETTER TO A NORTH DAKOTA RADIO STATION AFTER SOUNDING OFF ON AIR. I JUST WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE PARENTS OF KIDS THAT ARE REALLY OVERWEIGHT. I THINK IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE OF PARENTS TO SEND THEM OUT LOOKING FOR FREE CANDY JUST BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER KIDS ARE DOING IT. ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN HOUSTON PEOPLE ARE ALSO WEIGHING IN. HOW COULD SHE BE SO MEAN? PSYCHIATRIST SAYS THE NOTE IS A BAD IDEA. IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE HOLIDAY IS. I THINK IT'S CRUEL, I THINK IT'S PUNITIVE, AND I THINK IT SUBTRACTS FROM A CHILD'S INTERNAL SELF-IMAGE. HOUSTON AREA MOTHER SHANNON RIDGE SAID HER SON IS BIGGER THAN OTHER KIDS DESPITE AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. THE LETTER MADE HER FURIOUS. DOESN'T MEAN BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO GO AND GET CANDY THAT WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM SIT DOWN AND EAT THE WHOLE BAG OF CANDY THAT DAY. IT'S RIDICULOUS FOR HER TO LOWER THESE KIDS MORALE MORE SO THAN IT MIGHT ALREADY BE. THE FACT THAT MOST PARENTS HERE BRING THE CANDY TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, YOU KNOW --

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